1. Surprisingly perhaps, machines aren't all the same. The best way to separate one from another is to learn how to “read” a machine by looking at the payout schedule on the front. Let’s see what information can be found on a typical slot machine.
2. If you want to know how to win at slots, you need a machine that pays out more than the other ones. And the Return to player (RTP) percentage is here to help you out. The RTP is a percentage of all the wagered money that a slot pays back to its players. It doesn't mean that it's how much money you'll get back.

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Slots are the easiest games in the casino to play -- spin the reels and take your chances. Players have no control over what combinations will show up or when a jackpot will hit. There is no way to tell when a machine will be hot or cold. Still, there are some pitfalls. It's important to read the glass and learn what type of machine it is. The three major types of reel-spinning slots are the multiplier, the buy-a-pay, and the progressive.

The multiplier. On a multiplier, payoffs are proportionate for each coin played--except, usually, for the top jackpot. If the machine accepts up to three coins at a time, and if you play one coin, three bars pay back ten. Three bars will pay back 20 for two coins and 30 for three coins. However, three sevens might pay 500 for one coin and 1,000 for two, but jump to 10,000 when all three coins are played. Read the glass to find out if that's the case before playing less than the maximum coins on this type of machine.

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The buy-a-pay. Never play less than the maximum on a buy-a-pay, on which each coin 'buys' a set of symbols or a payout line. The first coin in might allow the player to win only on cherry combination, while the second coin activates the bar payouts, and the third coin activates the sevens. Woe is the player who hits three jackpot symbols on a buy-a-pay with only one coin played--the player gets nothing back. A variation is the machine with multiple payout lines, each activated by a separate coin. All symbols are active with each coin, but if a winning combination lines up on the third-coin payout line with only one or two coins played, the payoff is zero.

The progressive. You also have no reason to play less than maximum coins on a progressive machine. A player who eventually lines up the jackpot symbols gets a percentage of each coin played. The first progressive machines were self-contained--the jackpot was determined by how much that particular machine had been played since the last big hit. Today most progressives are linked electronically to other machines, with all coins played in the linked machines adding to a common jackpot.

These jackpots can be enormous -- the record is $39,710,826.26, a $1 progressive at a Las Vegas casino. The tradeoff is that frequency and size of other payouts are usually smaller. And you can't win the big jackpot without playing maximum coins.

If you must play fewer than maximum coins, look for a multiplier in which the final-coin jump in the top jackpot is fairly small. Better yet, choose a machine that allows you to stay within your budget while playing maximum coins. If your budget won't allow you to play maximum coins on a $1 machine, move to a quarter machine. If you're not comfortable playing three quarters at a time, move to a two-quarter machine. If you can't play two quarters at a time, play a nickel machine.

With so many paylines and the possibility of betting multiple coins per line, video slots are different. Some penny slots with 20 paylines take up to 25 coins per line. That's a $5 maximum bet -- a pretty penny indeed! Most players bet less than the max on video slots but are sure to cover all the paylines, even if betting only one coin per line. You want to be sure to be eligible for the bonus rounds that give video slots most of their fun. Some progressive jackpots require max coins bets, and some don't. If a max-coins bet is required to be eligible for the jackpot and you're not prepared to roll that high, find a different machine.

Money Management

Managing your money wisely is the most important part of playing any casino game, and also the most difficult part of playing the slots. Even on quarter machines, the amount of money involved runs up quickly. A dedicated slot player on a machine that plays off credits can easily get in 600 pulls an hour. At two quarters at a time, that means wagering $300 per hour -- the same amount a $5 blackjack player risks at an average table speed of 60 hands per hour.

Most of that money is recycled from smaller payouts--at a casino returning 93 percent on quarter slots, the expected average loss for $300 in play is $21. Still, you will come out ahead more often if you pocket some of those smaller payouts and don't continually put everything you get back into the machine.

One method for managing money is to divide your slot bankroll for the day into smaller-session bankrolls. If, for example, you've taken $100 on a two-and-a-half-hour riverboat cruise, allot $20 for each half-hour. Select a quarter machine -- dollar machines could devastate a $100 bankroll in minutes -- and play the $20 through once. If you've received more than $20 in payouts, pocket the excess and play with the original $20. At the end of one half-hour, pocket whatever is left and start a new session with the next $20.

If at any point the original $20 for that session is depleted, that session is over. Finish that half-hour with a walk, or a snack, or a drink until it is time for a new session. Do not dip back into money you've already pocketed.

That may seem rigid, but players who do not use a money management technique all too frequently keep pumping money into the machine until they've lost their entire bankroll. The percentages guarantee that the casino will be the winner in the long run, but lock up a portion of the money as you go along, and you'll walk out of the casino with cash on hand more frequently.

That is changing in new server-based slots that have started to appear in casinos. Operators will be able to change payback percentages at the click of a mouse, but they still must have regulatory approval to do so.

There is a lot more to slot machines than meets the eye. But if you learn the ins and outs of playing them, you can use some strategies that just might help you hit the jackpot.

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How To Read Slot Machines

The Black Diamond 5 Lines slot game is an improved version of a game called the black diamond three lines, both developed by the Pragmatic Play company. The gameplay and rules are completely the same in these two pokies, but the Black Diamond 5 Lines slot machine has two more pay lines and therefore the higher maximum wager. This slot is similar to Black Diamond 3 Lines.

Fundamental Parts of the Pokie

Here we have an old-school 3×3 structured machine with five optional win patterns spread across the reels. They are fully optional so a gambler can choose between 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5.

Before you spin for the first time, make sure to try it out in the demo version first and experiment, or at least read this, so you fully understand how the machine works and how to get most out of it.

The most important thing – the balance, is shown in the bottom left corner right under the pay table and is updated immediately after the free online Black Diamond 5 Lines slot machine rolls or when symbols make a winning combination.

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The bet per line, a number of active patterns, total bet, and prize values are shown under the reels in separate boxes.

Important Symbols

Of course, all symbols are important, but there are always ones that matter more than the others. In this case, those are the gems.

There are three different types of stones:

1. Purple – the least valuable sign, but it is very useful because only one can bring a prize or at least give back a portion of the total wager invested in that swirl.
2. Red – 4 times more valuable than a triple golden bar icon, awarding 200 credits when all three land.
3. Blue – the most important and also relevant sign you can see on the reels while you play Black Diamond 5 Lines free slot.

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Three blue gems award 1000,2000,3000,4000 and 6000 credits when 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 win patterns are active respectively. It is a true jackpot to see all three of them since the 6k prize is a lot compared to the maximum bet.

Total Stake Range

The Pragmatic Play firm is not known for developing high betting games, but they are for letting players adjust between the min and max wager.

In this case, the minimum stake is 0.01, where the bet per line is at 0.01 with only one active pattern. The maximum possible wager is 25.00 which is 10.00 more than in the previous version of the game. At the max bet, all five patterns are in play with 5.00 coins on each one.

Those very low bets are perfect for simply having fun or for testing the machine and observing the symbols that show up, which can help some gamblers develop a strategy.

Be careful when using the Auto Play feature which can be found next to the balance bar, which is perfect so you can keep an eye on both at the same time, because it will keep rolling at the same total wager as set until the limit is reached.